After the marriage, the cousin was spoiled by the whole family of the Marquis's Mansion

Chapter 106: Rogue
Ji Yunzhang did not return home for several days. After Ji Xing came to report, he left in a hurry.

Haitang glanced at the door and couldn't help muttering, "The prince hasn't come back for several days."

Xiang Wu approached her quietly, "Sis Haitang, when has she ever cared about the prince? It's because Brother Wei hasn't come back for several days."

Ever since the Crown Prince entered officialdom, Wei Chi would report to Yuhui Garden every day, and the two of them would discuss matters in the study. Whenever it came to serving tea and snacks, Haitang was the most active.

Haitang was startled by the fragrant mist and turned around to give her a cold look.

"You are still smiling and laughing. The lady was talking about you during the day. If you don't shut up, the young lady will send you away."

Xiang Wu pursed her lips tightly, and after a moment she pouted and said, "I have waded through the mud pit for you. The bone of the prince is not easy to chew, I give up."

Haitang glanced at her and said nothing.

Xiang Wu immediately hugged Haitang's arm tightly, "Sister Haitang, it's true that I want to fly onto the branches, but I'm not stupid. I can see clearly which branches can be flown and which branches cannot be flown!"

Haitang was just about to ask her to go to the ear room and get the book that the young lady had read during the day when a beautiful figure appeared at the door.

Seeing her coming, Haitang frowned.

Xiang Wu couldn't help but spit when she saw her, "What cousin? It sounds nice, but she has nothing to do with our family. I haven't seen her come here before, why is she trying to show her affection now!"

"She comes every night. You may not know what she is thinking, but I know it very well!"

Haitang pretended not to see it and turned to go to the ear room.

Xiang Wu, however, blocked the door with her hands. When Zhao Yanlin approached, a dimple appeared on the corner of her lips. "It turns out to be my cousin. I greet you."

Zhao Yanlin held the bird's nest and tilted her head slightly to look at the room behind her. The lights in the room were on.

"Is the third sister-in-law asleep?"

"Asleep!" Xiang Wu stared at her without blinking.

Zhao Yanlin didn't expect Xiangwu to reply to her like this. The last few times she came, it was Qingtan or Chenchun, and she could go in with a thick face.

Today, Xiang Wu greeted her with a smile as soon as she came up, which made it impossible for her to say anything else.

Xiang Wu's smile remained unchanged, "Cousin, women sleep more during pregnancy, and our young lady goes to bed early now."

"Don't always come so late. We can wait, but how can the young lady wait? How can the little grandson in your belly wait? Don't you agree?"

The corners of Zhao Yanlin's eyes twitched, and she could only laugh dryly, "It's my fault for not being considerate enough to think so much."

Xiang Wu's smile deepened. "It's okay. Our young lady is the kindest person."

"My cousin sends me bird's nests late at night every day. I am deeply touched. Tomorrow I will tell Madam and the prince about this and let you stay in my house for two more years!"

When she heard the last sentence, the expression on Zhao Yanlin's face suddenly changed.

Although her parents are still alive, she has been living as a guest in the marquis's mansion for several years. She reached the age of marriage last year and should have gone home to get married, but her aunt was reluctant to let her go and kept her until now.

There must have been a lot of gossip about this matter in the Marquis' Mansion, but no one had ever gossiped about it in front of her, so she simply pretended not to know.

Who would have thought that today, Xiangwu would expose it so nakedly.

It seemed as if he was almost saying directly that she was staying at someone else's house and refused to leave.

Xiang Wu's smiling face moved forward a little, and he seemed not to notice her ugly expression, and said softly, "Cousin, why don't you go back? If you lose sight of the road, it will be bad if you fall into a pond."

The corners of Zhao Yanlin's lips twitched. She clenched her teeth and managed to squeeze out a smile that was uglier than crying. "In that case, I won't disturb Third Sister-in-law's rest."

Xiang Wu stood up straight and raised her voice slightly, "Cousin, take care. I'll see you off!" Qing Tan looked out the window and saw that there was no one there. Then she continued to work with her needle and thread, "Xiang Wu is very good at talking. Today, she has made the most of her skills."

Rong Peilan picked up a small sock and said, "People in our courtyard are all dumb, only Xiang Wu is good at speaking."

Qingtan, "He is not a good talker, he is a scoundrel."

Xiang Wu opened the curtain and happened to hear Qing Tan's words. She was not angry, but smiled and approached Qing Tan, "It's okay to be a rascal, but you didn't see the face of that cousin, it's more bitter than eating bitter melon!"

"This kind of scoundrel is just trying to take advantage of others. If you give her a little bit of kindness, she will open a dyeing factory."

Rong Peilan looked at her with amusement, "If she can run a dyeing workshop, can't you open several?!"

Xiang Wu chuckled, "How can that be possible? I am so self-aware that I cannot open a dyeing factory. At most, I can only be regarded as a dyeing vat."

Rong Peilan put down the small socks in her hand and said, "Okay, then you can put this dye vat at the door from now on."

Haitang came in with a few books, "Yes, if there are more troublesome people, I will throw a bucket of cold water on her!"

Rong Peilan stretched her hands on her waist and shook them left and right, "Alright, if you want to throw cold water, you can do it tomorrow. You all should go and have a rest."

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In the military office, Wei Chi was covered in dust and had a very thick beard on his face, which he had no time to take care of.

"Sir, there is no Xue Jinghe's business in Liyang, but I have heard that the Xue family caravan comes to Liyang four or five times a year to purchase ironware."

"There are many blacksmith shops in Liyang. Every three months or so, the blacksmith shops are packed with business."

"Liyang Ironware?" Ji Yunzhang snorted. "There is no iron mine in Liyang, but the blacksmith shop is so busy."

"If someone refined the iron ore and transported it to Liyang, the blacksmith shop would forge it into various iron tools, and then Xue Jinghe would go out to buy the iron tools, and finally the caravan would transport them to the Western Jin Dynasty."

He slowly stood up and walked to the window. "No wonder so much iron disappeared back then. These people really did everything they could."

He turned around and looked at Wei Chi, "Xue Jinghe's caravan has traveled all over the country and has been doing business for many years. This may just be the tip of the iceberg."

"The mine managers and officials cannot be completely innocent. How did the iron get to Liyang? The land route is too big, so we need to check the river route as well!"

"Yes."

Wei Chi thought of one more thing, "Prince, there is one more thing."

Ji Yunzhang looked up, "What's the matter?"

"I met King Sheng in Liyang."

"Prince Sheng? Isn't he in seclusion at Xiangguo Temple?"

Wei Chi frowned, "Prince Sheng was dressed in a secret way. I only recognized him when his hood was blown off by the wind when he got off the car."

Ji Yunzhang folded his arms, and suddenly thought of what Rong Peilan said that day, "There is someone else."

In the saint's time, the only princes who reached adulthood were the Crown Prince and Prince Sheng. The third prince died young, and the fourth prince was just at the age of studying, not to mention the other princes who were younger.

Then this person is most likely King Sheng.

His pursuit of purity and worship of Buddha is just a disguise.

(End of this chapter)